Product Specifications
General
BrandIomega
Item Height
39 millimetres
Item Width18.5 centimetres
Hard Drive
Hard Drive Size2000 GB
Hard Drive InterfaceUSB 2.0
Technical Details
- 2TB desktop external hard drive
- 2 FireWire 800 ports
- One USB 2.0 port
- Styled for your Mac - Silver colour to match the latest Mac computers
- Iomega Protection Suite via download includes Trend Micro Smart Surfing software for Mac.
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
The eGo Desktop Hard drive, Mac Edition is a sleek hard drive and is silver in colour to match the latest Mac computers. This desktop storage unit designed by Iomega will enable you to organise your files easier and includes multiple connections which are 2 fast FireWire 800 interfaces, a USB 2.0 interface, plus a FireWire 400 to 800 cable.
So whatever connection you choose, there’s one perfect for you and with up to 2TB, you can easily save all your files.
The HFS+ format makes it easy to use right out of the box
The Iomega Protection Suite (via download) helps secure your eGo Desktop Hard Drive and includes Trend Smart Surfing for Mac, Retrospect Express for Mac, QuikProtect for Mac, MozyHome Online Backup 2GB.
It will also include a power supply and quick start guide.
The system requirements are Firefox 1.0, Apple Safari 1.2 or higher browser and a built-in USB or FireWire 800 connection.
The operating system required is Mac OS X 10.4-10.6.
For use with PC the drive must be formatted and will require Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32-bit).
It includes a 3 year limited warranty when you register your product.
Product Description
FW800/FW800/USB 2.0, 2TB
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
A smallish, neat and attractive looking unit. Has 2 Firewire 800 ports and 1 USB connection and appropriate cables (converter cable for Firewire 400/800 included).
Connected and mounted to iMac without a hitch. Can be used as a start-up disk (I cloned the iMac with Carbon Copy Cloner) or with Time Machine (which chipped in and asked me if I wanted to as soon as the disc mounted).
Importantly (for me anyway), it doesn't come with pre-installed crapware. Software is available via download from the Iomega site.
A nice touch is that the formatted size is 2 TB not 1.something.
I can't comment on reliability as I haven't had it long enough.
Pricing and delivery to the usual excellent Amazon standard (at the time of purchase).
Quite pleased with it.
Connected and mounted to iMac without a hitch. Can be used as a start-up disk (I cloned the iMac with Carbon Copy Cloner) or with Time Machine (which chipped in and asked me if I wanted to as soon as the disc mounted).
Importantly (for me anyway), it doesn't come with pre-installed crapware. Software is available via download from the Iomega site.
A nice touch is that the formatted size is 2 TB not 1.something.
I can't comment on reliability as I haven't had it long enough.
Pricing and delivery to the usual excellent Amazon standard (at the time of purchase).
Quite pleased with it.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Drive! Very quiet, tidy and will stand on edge (using a small stand) or lie flat. It is mercifully free from any pre-installed back-up software or other unwanted software! It does have the option to download various free programs if you wish to. (The trend antivirus seems to work nicely on my MacBook Pro or Imac). Just plug it in and OSX recognises it and offers to use it for Time Machine backups when you plug it in. It also has a daisy chain link for another Firewire drive if you have one. (This bit of info is hidden halfway through the multilingual instructions). I connected my old firewire 400 drive to it using the supplied 800 to 400 lead and it works perfectly, just as though I'd connected it directly to the computer using its own lead. The drive comes with a good selection of leads, including an 800 to 800 lead - which connected the drive nicely into the back of my Imac. I wasn't sure if this wire was included when I bought the drive, so was pleased when it was. Overall ...... a good product!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
i had used a hard drive along with final cut pro 6, but due to its age, it had a habit of freezing my mac and slowing down the entire process.
whenever this new hard drive arrived, i was very excited and put it to use as soon as possible. the freezing problem instantly dissapeared. it made very very little noise (my old hard drive had the habit of 'clicking' when it was being used). its handy stand made it very conveniant for limited space. files that were moved onto it were a success with no trouble.
all in all, i know that this hard drive would be perfect for co-working with Final Cut Pro and storing all footage, as for other uses, i would not know.
whenever this new hard drive arrived, i was very excited and put it to use as soon as possible. the freezing problem instantly dissapeared. it made very very little noise (my old hard drive had the habit of 'clicking' when it was being used). its handy stand made it very conveniant for limited space. files that were moved onto it were a success with no trouble.
all in all, i know that this hard drive would be perfect for co-working with Final Cut Pro and storing all footage, as for other uses, i would not know.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Iomega eGo Desktop Hard Drive (Mac Edition,2TB)
I bought this in August 2011 to use as my Time machine, having had an Iomega 500GB USB drive that contiues to give sterling service after about 6 years on constant use. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dr Zeus
Box, says, does.
Works how other high rating reviews said it would. So I am happy. Use it every week for Time Machine, a simple necessity.
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Ns Rifkin
Iomega eGO Desktop Hard Drive (Mac Edition, 2TB)
I recently bought an Apple iMac and needed an external drive in order to make use of the excellent Time Machine backup software, I used the internet to obtain the opinions of other... Read more
Published 5 months ago by heron54
great storage
have had this for a few weeks. Very easy to use with macbook pro (plug and play). Things I liked were the use of firewire and the fact that it can stand on its side taking less... Read more
Published 6 months ago by A. Galea
Excellent value in November 2011 but 2012 price has rocketed.
I usually buy internal drives and put them in an enclosure, but the recent rocketting in price due to floods in Thailand made this nice-looking, silver disk an economical... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Craybut
Awesome
Awesome hard drive, very useful and easy to use. Comes with a variety of firewire and USB cables, everything you need.
Published 7 months ago by Pepe
Excellent drive (esp for Mac) quiet, cables inc, quite fast, works.
Having used PCs and more recently a Mac for years as an experienced user rather than a technical whizz, I wanted a back up and storage drive that had good capacity and was reliable... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Chris in Granada
Brilliant
Had this hard drive since Dec 2010. Use it with my mac computers. It's absolutely brilliant. Never lets me down and it faster at accessing data IMO than my 3TB seagate HDD. Read more
Published 8 months ago by ADub
Not Perfect for a "MAC Edition"
I don't know if it's just a compatibility issue with Lion OS X, but the drive could not be read when initially attached via Firewire 800. Read more
Published 9 months ago by dafunker
This is great
One of the best HDD i have bought. The best with this is that it is silent and u can't hear a thing when its working!
Great price for 2 TB and firewire!
I recommend it
Great price for 2 TB and firewire!
I recommend it
Published 10 months ago by Ilias Papas
Listmania!
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